Joseph Kony 2012: International Criminal Court chief prosecutor supports campaign
Luis Moreno Ocampo, the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, has defended the creators of the Kony 2012 viral video hit, saying that the campaign has "mobilised the world".
Mr Ocampo, who features in the 30-minute video, which has been viewed more than 73 million times on YouTube alone in the last week, said that criticism of the film and their campaign was "stupid".
"These white kids are spending their time to protect kids of their age in Africa. They are role models," he told the BBC.
Joseph Kony is wanted at the ICC for alleged war crimes - accused of kidnapping children. The LRA is notorious for violence including hacking body parts off victims and abducting young boys to fight and young girls to be used as sex slaves.
In the video, Mr Ocampo says on camera: "Stop him... and (that will) solve all the problems."
Uganda said on Friday it would catch Kony dead or alive, after the video drew a wave of international support.
Kony and his fighters were driven out of northern Uganda in 2005 after terrorising communities for nearly two decades.
"All this hoopla about Kony and his murderous activities is good in a sense that it helps inform those who didn't know the monster that Kony is. But of course, this is too late," Uganda's defence ministry spokesman Felix Kulayigye told Reuters.
"It might take long but we'll catch Kony, dead or alive. How many years did it take to end the conflict in Northern Ireland? So our hunt for Kony can take long but it will end one day," he said.
Kony fled northern Uganda to roam the dense forests of Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan. Attempts to corner him and his rump LRA force, believed to be 200-300 strong, have failed.
In a renewed push to bring Kony to justice, President Barack Obama sent 100 US military advisers to the region last year to help Ugandan forces track down the self-declared mystic.
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Joseph Kony is wanted at the ICC for alleged war crimes - accused of kidnapping children. The LRA is notorious for violence including hacking body parts off victims and abducting young boys to fight and young girls to be used as sex slaves.
In the video, Mr Ocampo says on camera: "Stop him... and (that will) solve all the problems."
Uganda said on Friday it would catch Kony dead or alive, after the video drew a wave of international support.
Kony and his fighters were driven out of northern Uganda in 2005 after terrorising communities for nearly two decades.
"All this hoopla about Kony and his murderous activities is good in a sense that it helps inform those who didn't know the monster that Kony is. But of course, this is too late," Uganda's defence ministry spokesman Felix Kulayigye told Reuters.
"It might take long but we'll catch Kony, dead or alive. How many years did it take to end the conflict in Northern Ireland? So our hunt for Kony can take long but it will end one day," he said.
Kony fled northern Uganda to roam the dense forests of Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan. Attempts to corner him and his rump LRA force, believed to be 200-300 strong, have failed.
In a renewed push to bring Kony to justice, President Barack Obama sent 100 US military advisers to the region last year to help Ugandan forces track down the self-declared mystic.
FOR THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE: Joseph Kony 2012: International Criminal Court chief prosecutor supports campaign - Telegraph
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